, 1887-02-17
standard dollars.

standard dollars.
Mr. lnnham accepted the amend
mcnt offered by Mr.. Warner and mod.
ined his own accordingly. The
amendment as modified was agreed to,
~ to W; and the bill, as so amended
was passed, la to 36.
The bill provides in its first sec.
ton that for the period of six months
after the passage of this act trade
dollars, If not defaced, mutalited
or stamped, shall not again be paid
out, or by any other means issued.
Inc second section provides that dur.
ing the above period holders of trade
dollars not mutilated, defaced or
stamped may be receive in exchange on
presentation Of the same at the trens-
ury, or any sub-treasury, like
amount Of value, dollar for dollar, in
standard silver dollars or in subsidiary
silver coins, at the option of the
holder. Section three reads that trade
dollars received by the government i'm
payment of dues, or in exchange, shall
not be paid out but shall he recoined
into standard silver dollars or subsi-
diary coin at the discretion of the sec
retary OF the treasury, provided the
coinage OF trade dollars recoined under
this act shall not be considered
ms II part OF the silver bull
lion required to be purchased.
and coined into standard dollars as re-
quired by the act of February 2Sth
1878. Section four repeals all laws
authorizing the coinage and issuance
of trade dollars.
The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Blount, of
Georgia, in the chair, on diplomatic
and consular appropriation. Adj
journed.
Williams introduced bill to
amend the act for the resumption of
specie payment. Referred. 1t au.
thorizes the redemption of legal ten
ders in coin mt San Francisco in the
same manner as the law at present
provides for in New York.
Platt withdrew his motion to recon-
slider the vote yesterday, passing the
bill to authorize the Fort Worth e
Denver City Railway company to con-
struct II railroad through the public
lands in Utah.
The senate then resumed considera-
ton OF the appropriation bill, the ques-
ton being on an amendment appro-
priating 100000 for mails to South
America. After further debate the
question was taken ON Mr.. Morgan's
free ship amendment and it was re-
jected yeas 10, nays 81
Mr.. Morgan moved to amend by adj
ding to senate amendment the words
cone line of steamships to carry mails
provided for in this act shall be re-
quircd To sail to or from II seaport in
this gull Of Mexico or Mississippi
river" Agreed to without division.
Mr.. Frye moved to amend the com
mittec amendment 10y making it APP
ply to all South American and Central
American republics. Agreed to with
out division.
The subsidy amendment as amend
ed was then adopted, yeas 16, nays II.
The amendment as adopted reads us
follows: For the transportation of
foreign mails by American built
and registered steamships to
secure the greater frequency
and regularity in dispatch and a
greater speed in the carriage of such
mails to Brazil, to the Argentine Re-
public and to the republics of Urugu-
ay and Paraguay and other Central
and South American republics $780,
600, and the postmaster-general is
authorized to make, after due adver-
tisements for proposals, such contract
or contracts with American steam
ships for terms not less than five years
and II rate OF compensation not eX-
coeding Sl.OO for each outward nauti-
cal mile OF distance in the most direct
and feasible sailing course between
terminal points as shall be found eX-
pedicnt and desirable to secure the
ends above set forth, but every such
contract shall be subject to be modi
iievl or annulled by act of congress.
One of the lines of steamship to carry
mails pro vitled for in this act shall be
required to sail to and from IL SEAPORT
on the Gulf OF Mexico or Mississippi
river. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
FRANCE.